Far be it from us to sleep on something as staggering as a live-action Space Battleship Yamato teaser. Takashi Yamazaki—remember his earlier works like Returner and Juvenile ? It's okay if you don't, I hardly do myself—is directing the VFX-heavy flick, with boy band SMAP's …Read more »
Hard to believe it's that time again, but it is, and we're more than happy to spend it with all of you. 2009 was a great year, so we're now officially looking forward for a repeat performance with 2010. I think I speak for all …Read more »
What better way to immortalize the start to a new year than throwing yourself into one of the X-Japan videos to be shot in California? According to a recent press release, the Japanese rock band is going through with their planned US video shoot, which …Read more »
Some of the details on this one are still a bit unclear, but it's worth passing along, especially in the shadow of some lackluster attempts at reviving Tetsujin 28 in recent years. I'm talking specifically about Shin Togashi's live-action film from 2005, which was almost …Read more »
Fans of classic armored action got a treat under their tree on Christmas morning—or at least a video under the... URL bar—in the form of two streaming promotional videos for Sunrise's upcoming Armored Trooper Votoms: Phantom Arc ( Sōkō Kihei VOTOMS: Gen-ei Hen ). Phantom …Read more »
Ace Attorney games are a lot like weekly television procedurals in that they don't need to try many new things to hold a grip on their audience. We all know how it goes, and most are happy with new situations through which they can steer …Read more »
Though I haven't personally seen Shusuke Kaneko's ( Death Note , Gamera trilogy) adaptation, I'd think about giving my left or right hand to read the Kazuo Umezu manga on which it's based. Kaneko took over direction of the film after the death of Hiroyuki …Read more »
Everyone's favorite jumpsuit-clad Japanese rock group is making their way to the states in 2010 on a small tour that kicks off in January and runs through mid-February. The tour will cover fourteen locations, each of which provides those in a handful of major cities …Read more »
I recall reading about Not Simple —a unique-looking manga by Natsume Ono ( Ristorante Paradiso —previously, but Viz is rolling out the official press releases for the title, and it's certainly a noteworthy release. Not Simple 's story centers on Ian, a young man traveling …Read more »
Boy oh boy, the news of Mega Man 10 has me pretty pumped, and maybe it's having the same effect on you, dear reader. Since it was revealed in an issue of Nintendo Power, the next chapter in the blue bomber's ongoing saga has followed …Read more »
I think I have some kind of weird pseudo-nostalgia thing going on with The Slayers . I only saw a single volume tops of both Slayers and Slayers Next back when the videos first came out, but it's hung with me throughout the years as …Read more »
Not terribly shocking considering the series' popularity, but the tenth One Piece film, Strong World , had a killer debut in Japanese theaters, ultimately toppling the opening weekend box office gross of Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo . The first filmgoers to attend Strong World screenings received …Read more »
Phew, it's been a while since I did one of these, but those that have been here a while know the drill. It's Monday, and Nintendo is offering up more downloads for their various platforms. You know the Virtual Console has something hot to offer …Read more »
The tension is palpable in Pluto at this point, but somewhere in the thick miasma of suspense is a subtle hint of disappointment that it's all barreling toward a close. There may be two volumes left, but never before has the light at the end …Read more »
I really enjoyed independent filmmaker Jun Awazu's previous work, the computer-animated kaiju-infused short Negadon: The Monster from Mars . It was brief but tightly conceived and executed, so I've been excited ever since to see what Awazu would be cooking up next. Now that project …Read more »
Joseph Luster
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